Hiromi Furushima has joined Isshiki & Partners in Tokyo
28 June 2025
Hiromi Furushima, the former general counsel and head of intellectual property at the Japanese subsidiary of global pharmaceutical company Novartis, as a partner in Isshiki & Partners’ IP practice in Tokyo. Prior to joining the firm, Furushima was director of international legal at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.
Furushima has experience in developing and executing IP strategies, managing IP litigation, managing criminal matters involving pharmaceutical regulatory violations, establishing corporate governance frameworks and negotiating business development agreements.
Furushima previously worked at Ito & Mitomi (now known as Morrison Foerster), Nishimura & Partners (now Nishimura & Asahi), and Koga & Partners.
Isshiki & Partners now has 10 lawyers, including seven partners. The firm is run by Taro Isshiki, a U.S.-qualified lawyer who specializes in cross-border dispute resolution and intellectual property matters.
